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India drops 2 spots, ranks 142nd on press freedom index

India has dropped two places on a global press freedom index to be ranked 142nd out of 180 countries in the annual Reporters Without Borders analysis released on Tuesday. 'The World Press Freedom......

Indian journalists defend their rights: Report

Privately-owned media in India is very well established and journalists are quick to defend themselves when their rights are threatened in the world's largest democracy, a global media advocacy......

India drops down on World Press Freedom Index

India has dropped two places on a global press freedom index to be ranked 140th out of 180 countries in the annual Reporters Without Borders analysis released on Thursday, with the lead up to the......

UN move sought to protect war scribes

Father of a kidnapped woman journalist and several groups on Monday urged the United Nations to save reporters working in war-ridden Iraq who are increasingly becoming victims of abductors and......

The Ebola virus threat knocks at India's doorstep

The deadly Ebola virus that has claimed 932 lives so far is now closer to home than imagined. Union Health Minister on Wedensday in a letter to Parliament said that a total of 44,700 Indians......

Who let the blogs out?

Neither Beijing nor Microsoft can shut down Zhao Jing. The blogger better known as An Ti had run a popular blog for over a year, with the Chinese government censoring several of his posts, when he......

India defends right to issue drug 'compulsory licences'

The USTR has placed India on its "priority watch" list for two years in a row, saying the country's patent laws unfairly favour local drug makers.     India has defended its right to......

India battles HIV/AIDS drug shortage as some firms halt supply

India had the third-largest number of people living with HIV in the world at the end of 2013 and accounts for about four out of 10 people living with HIV in the Asian region.India is facing a......

Are medicine prices set to zoom?

Part I: Just what is a Patent? Part II: Patents era: How will pharma firms cope?With India embracing the World Trade Organisation's guidelines on various trade-related matters, the patents issue......

COLUMN: Struggle for life saving drugs

People die from diseases like AIDS, TB, etc because life saving essential medicines are either too expensive, or not available because they are not seen as financially viable. When......

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